Title III of the National Defense Education Act of 1958 authorized a program of financial assistance of State educational agencies for projects of local educational agencies for the acquisition of laboratory or other special equipment needed in the teaching of modern foreign languages and for minor remodeling of laboratory or other space to be…

THE INTRODUCTORY REMARKS IN THIS EVALUATION OF THE FIRST NDEA INSTITUTE FOR TRAINERS OF LANGUAGE TEACHERS SUGGEST THAT THE INSTITUTE ENJOYED MUCH SUCCESS, LARGELY BECAUSE OF THE TREATMENT OF THE PARTICIPANTS AS COLLEAGUES AND THEIR CLOSE COOPERATION. SECTIONS ONE THROUGH EIGHT OF THE REPORT COVER VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE INSTITUTE'S ORGANIZATION,…

A SUMMARY IS GIVEN OF REPORTS SUBMITTED TO THE U.S. OFFICE OF EDUCATION BY 46 STATES PARTICIPATING IN THE NDEA TITLE III PROGRAM OF INSTRUCTIONAL IMPROVEMENT IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION. ACTIVITIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR THE 1965-66 SCHOOL YEAR ARE SUMMARIZED FOR EACH STATE UNDER THE THREE HEADINGS OF EVIDENCE OF IMPROVED INSTRUCTION, EVIDENCE…

Brief descriptions of NDEA Title III supervisory programs in modern languages are arranged by state. Described under the state headings is the work of each supervisor or consultant at individual conferences in presenting foreign language methods, materials, equipment, and inservice training to language teachers. Additional state needs and special…

During the past fifteen years, educators and electronics specialists have been experimenting with language facilities, usually by modifying equipment components which were originally designed for other purposes. The rapid growth, wide diversity, and newness of these electronic aids to language learning have created the need for a study of the most…